Friday, June 6, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 279: 6-Jun-2014

Theme: Ancient Indian names for famous places.

#DharmaQuiz 1781: During Ramayana era, which place was called as Pampa Kshetra? Hint: In Kali Yuga became a mighty capital. Ans: Hampi, Karnataka.

#DharmaQuiz 1782: During ancient times, a famous place in today's south India, with French influence, was called Veda Puri. Name it. Ans: Puducherry or Pondicherry.

#DharmaQuiz 1783: Which major landmass in Asia, the abode of Lord Shiva, was known as Trivishtapa during ancient times? Ans: Tibet.

#DharmaQuiz 1784: Which major city in India today was called during ancient times, as 'Punyapattanam' (City of Auspicious Deeds)? Ans: Pune, Maharashtra.

{Final,Open till 10.30PM} #DharmaQuiz 1785: This city that is the abode of Devi Maha Lakshmi, was known as Karaveera Pura. Name it. Ans: Kolhapur, Maharashtra. 
Read more: http://www.shaktipeethas.org/ashtadasa/topic538.html

Answers to session 279:
  1. @GuruCharan99 : 5
  2. @pramod_klr : 5
  3. @KaushikRg : 5
  4. @chandrasuren : 5
  1. @ragusmg : 4
  2. @meenabg : 4
  3. @whitetiger2651 : 4
  4. @deshi_mangoman : 4
  5. @AgentSaffron : 4
  6. ‏@JagannathAjnabi : 4
  7. @durgaramdas : 4
  1. @mitkon : 3
  1. @NilimaNilimas : 2
  2. @PrashanthSai369 : 2
  1. @DanielDurairaj2 : 1
  2. @Sh07509514 : 1
  3. ‏@im_adi : 1
  4. @abishtooh : 1
  5. @Gurunamo : 1
  6. @mahi1878 : 1
  7. @KamalPremi2 : 1
  8. @Bharath_SN : 1
  9. @SwathiRagha : 1
  10. @udupinet : 1
  11. @Sajikairali : 1
  12. ‏@SSKvenkatesh : 1
  13. @KesariDhwaj : 1
  14. @pranesh_k : 1
  15. @Susri1210 : 1
  16. @kadian_anurag : 1
  17. ‏@luitelshravan : 1
  18. @amitsinghai16 : 1
  19. @BharatKandpal2 : 1
  20. @Maasterjee : 1
  21. @sudhica84 : 1
It's always exciting to know about the historical names for the places we are fond of.
They tell a lot about the culture of that place.

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